Archive for June, 2007
Qantas vs Choice Magazine, The Flying Kangarude?
Date: June 5th, 2007 | No Comments UH oh, it has been in the news lately that the flying Kangaroo has been named the flying Kangarude! Now my personal experience with them, has to this point, been very good, but thought I’d at least report both sides of the coin.
Qantas has recently been named the worst international airline in [read more]
Australia onto the round of 16
Date: June 23rd, 2006 | 1 comment With a fantastic late game goal, Australia tied Croatia to move onto the round of 16 in the World Cup!
Follow the action over at www.worldcupblog.org, with a dedicated Aussie [read more]
Undies crack the high-tech big time
Date: June 22nd, 2006 | No Comments Who says that Australians are anything but forward thinking? Who else puts such technical expertise into…undies?
There’s been a lot of, um, movement in men’s underwear lately. It seems Australian men are no longer content to pick between boxers, Y-fronts or Calvins. With new technical innovations and designs, it seems they are enjoying a little [read more]
Australia’s Travel Influence
Date: June 30th, 2005 | 2 commentsFor a country with such a small population, Australia carries a lot of weight in the international travel area. I don’t have hard numbers to back this up, but I imagine that a higher percentage of Australians have traveled overseas when compared with Americans and perhaps other western-based tourists. Australia’s impact on its [read more]
Tourism Woes
Date: June 28th, 2005 | No CommentsNZ tourism is worried because Overseas travel hits domestic market after a 22% increase in international travel last year. Australia’s worried because Tourism fears Japanese getting over Down Under. Where are they all going instea [read more]
Bushwalking Tours for the Over 50’s
Date: June 5th, 2007 | No CommentsAre you stil lithe and itching for adventure, but not really up for some one doing a beer bong in the tent next to you? Come Join Exploranges Bushwalking tours for the over 50’s.
Come discover some Great Australian places at your own pace [read more]
Parents pinch pennies from piggy banks
Date: June 23rd, 2006 | No Comments Tsk tsk tsk - now, it’s your parents that you have to watch out for!
One in four Australian parents regularly “borrow” money from their children’s piggy banks to pay for anything from bread to luxury holidays, a survey said Wednesday.
Mums are more than twice as likely to raid their children’s savings than dad, with 35 [read more]
400-year-old tree faces axe
Date: June 21st, 2006 | 1 comment The poor tree! Nothing is going to be old in Oz, shortly….
A SUBURBAN Melbourne council wants to save a 400-year-old gum tree standing in the path of a $2.5 billion tollway development.
The Dandenong Council has lodged a last-minute application for a heritage listing, and it is taking legal action, to protect the gnarled red [read more]
Sydney hostels risk lives
Date: June 29th, 2005 | No CommentsWatch out backpackers! Sydney hostels risk lives and the goverment is powerless to stop them! Well, according to this study at least, which claims that “about 100 �shonky� hostels operate in and around the city, offering 1,350 beds, according to a report by the Australian Tourism Export Council. Most are overcrowded and dangerous, with [read more]
New breed of tourists
Date: June 27th, 2005 | No CommentsDon’t get your medical work done in expensive Australia, Europe or the U.S. - head to Thailand! A New breed of tourists are heading to the country for cheap medical care that is on par with that they would receive at home, with numbers only expected to rise. Especially cool? The “dental resort”. [read more]
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